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When I was a child, on Lenten Fridays my mother would corral us into the Subaru and head to church for Stations of the Cross. Afterward, we would rumble...

Every St. Patrick’s Day, some people insist on repeating “surprising” facts about Ireland’s patron saint. One of the most common is: “Did you know St. Patrick wasn’t Irish? He...

The bells at my parish had been silent for years. They rested in their tower quietly amid the wind, rain, and occasional flocks of pigeons. But starting two years...

Ordinary Time is upon us. It does seem like a sorry exchange to go from Christmas and Epiphany to the ordinary. Some may long for a liturgical year in...

Making Religion Safe for Democracy: Transformation from Hobbes to Tocqueville j. judd owencambridge, 182 pages, $95.00 J. Judd Owen’s Making Religion Safe for Democracy challenges both secular and religious...